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WDC PC SN730 SDB 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2020.

Average Bench: 195% (102nd of 1072)

Based on 651 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe WDC PC SN730 SDB
Poor: 130%Average: 195% Great: 260%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme WDC PC SN730 SDB 512GB averaged 95.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme WDC PC SN730 SDB 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 722MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,853MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme WDC PC SN730 SDB 512GB is 130%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme WDC PC SN730 SDB 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 101MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 38.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 651 samples)
Rank 102195%
Min Avg Max
784 Read 1,321 1,959
994 Write 1,853 2,186
880 Mixed 1,458 1,882
585 SusWrite 871 1,037
311% 1,376 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.8 4K Read 38.1 50.3
45 4K Write 101 180
33.7 4K Mixed 53.5 75.2
179% 64 MB/s
Min Avg Max
383 DQ Read 858 1,335
205 DQ Write 640 1,050
255 DQ Mixed 722 1,150
547% 740 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
444GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11170001 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1172 992 995 998 1001 994 MB/s
226% Outstanding
Read 1,804
Write 2,087
Mixed 1,848
SusWrite 1,026
381% 1691 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 57.2
187% 66 MB/s
DQ Read 839
DQ Write 621
DQ Mixed 719
540% 726 MB/s
233GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1100 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 866 659 627 604 609 601 MB/s
183% Outstanding
Read 1,410
Write 1,903
Mixed 1,716
SusWrite 661
321% 1,423 MB/s
4K Read 38
4K Write 90.7
4K Mixed 52.8
173% 60.5 MB/s
DQ Read 837
DQ Write 605
DQ Mixed 686
522% 709 MB/s
339GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11101100 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 972 810 805 784 824 776 MB/s
182% Outstanding
Read 1,184
Write 2,097
Mixed 1,453
SusWrite 828
315% 1,391 MB/s
4K Read 38.9
4K Write 95.5
4K Mixed 55
180% 63.1 MB/s
DQ Read 724
DQ Write 548
DQ Mixed 624
470% 632 MB/s
185GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11111000 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 674 450 441 425 412 431 MB/s
179% Outstanding
Read 1,587
Write 2,076
Mixed 1,782
SusWrite 472
333% 1,479 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 94.1
4K Mixed 54.1
179% 62.5 MB/s
DQ Read 834
DQ Write 580
DQ Mixed 673
512% 695 MB/s
220GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1100 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 624 319 194 93 113 207 MB/s
70% Good
Read 549
Write 358
Mixed 590
SusWrite 258
98% 439 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 36.6
4K Mixed 30.7
94% 30.1 MB/s
DQ Read 51.6
DQ Write 64.1
DQ Mixed 69.8
49% 61.8 MB/s
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Typical WDC PC SN730 SDB 512GB Builds (Compare 6,055 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 14%
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Desktop
Desktop 75%
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Workstation
Workstation 13%
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System: Acer Predator PH315-53

CPU
Core i7-10750HIntelBench 77%, 206,796 samples4,144x
Core i7-10870HIntelBench 79%, 23,498 samples995x
Core i5-10300HIntelBench 74%, 82,821 samples853x
GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 187,969 samples2,974x
RTX 2060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 71%, 119,687 samples1,134x
RTX 3060 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 90%, 102,706 samples801x
SSD
WDC PC SN730 SDB 512GBNvmeBench 195%, 651 samples1x
RAM
M471A1K43DB1-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 86%, 69,946 samples1,908x
M471A2K43DB1-CWE 1x16GBSamsungBench 49%, 13,312 samples546x
HMAA2GS6AJR8N-XN 1x16GBHynixBench 45%, 4,229 samples529x
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